METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORT OF SCENEGRAPH INFORMATION ACROSS A NETWORK - Patent 1275255

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EP 1 275 255 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	21.02.2002

(43)	Date of publication:
	15.01.2003 Bulletin 2003/03

(21)	Application number: 01927223.6

(22)	Date of filing: 18.04.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H04N 7/24

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0112/785

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0108/0568 (25.10.2001 Gazette 2001/43)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

18.04.2000 US 551522

(71)	Applicant: SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
	Palo Alto,California 94303 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	DEUTSCH, Keith Palo Alto, CA 94303 (US) SHAH, Pallavi Mountain View, CA 94043 (US) FERNANDO, Gerard Mountain View, CA 94040 (US)

(74)	Representative: Davies, Simon Robert
	D Young & Co,21 New Fetter Lane London, EC4A 1DA London, EC4A 1DA (GB)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORT OF SCENEGRAPH INFORMATION ACROSS A NETWORK